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Wonder Woman is great not because of her powers, which easily mimic those of Superman, but because of her womanhood and how she makes a difference by being true, faithful, kind and caring. There are three arcs in this book: the first is acrossover with Batman that is classic campy fun. The next one deals with the complacency derived of not pating attention to what is important, and is the nuclei of the story. This one is more profound in its implications, but feels rushed. The final one is a Tee...
Phil Jimenez can do no wrong in my eyes.
Okay. Just okay. I can't seem to really be able to digest all Wonder Woman's standalone comics. Though I might need to read more WW comics to decide that for sure.
If I could use one word to describe Phil Jimenez's work, it would be: Detailed. One look at the art can tell you this- and for the art, this is a huge plus. His work is some of the most beautiful I've seen in all of comics, and his Diana in particular appears godly. Every panel is jam-packed, but the reader never gets lost or overwhelmed as the words and art work together to guide the eye.What's peculiar is how Jimenez's attention to detail carries over to the story. For one, due to the density
4.5I really liked this one, made me want to read a lot more about Wonder Woman.☺
The book opens with a 3-page character list, offering at least a paragraph on each character and some basic background information.The first story comprises issues #164-167. The Greek god Phobos has come to Gotham, disguised as a religious cult leader. His children, Deimos and Eris, come along and possess the bodies of Joker and Poison Ivy, respectively. While Batman prefers to work alone, he's aided by Wonder Woman, Troia (Donna Troy), Nightwing, Artemis, Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), Robin (...
I only read the "Paradise Island Lost" two-parter and it doesn't make me feel like tracking down the other issues in this tbh.
Another great story in the Wonder Woman book series. Well worth your time if you're a fan.
This is a strong book with 3 self contained stories. I like it because to shows different facets of Wonder Woman, super hero, daughter and Princess of Paradise Island and a woman on a mission to do her job, which is to bring peace to the world. My favourite one is the last section where Lois Lane shadows Wonder Woman on a typical day at her job of spreading knowledge with the over objectives of achieving world peace and showing people how they can undertake activities to sustain their life. I lo...
Storyline: 3Aryworks: 5"Gods of Gotham" was a real funny and cheesy storyline, but maybe was just going to work better in a Bats/WW series crossover."Paradise Island Lost" storyline was in desperate need of more than just 2 issues development, but it left me wanting to read much more about Diana's mom adventures as Wonder Woman.Phil Jiménez's hyper-detailed artworks were so good that I thought they were made by George Pérez!!!
I wasn’t as excited about this one as some others. Laced with Greek mythology blending into the DC universe, we get a story of gods fighting each other and of civil war for the Amazonians. I wasn’t too into the drawing style. It’s very vintage feeling despite being a late ‘90s-early 2000s product.
… I’m willing to accept the consequences.🗡 Devious Greek Gods are taking possession of certain members of Batman’s Rogues Gallery, just to have them wreak havoc in Gotham City. Only Wonder Woman can save them, but will she? WELCOME TO HELL ON EARTH.
The intimate character moments are the best - between Diana and Batman, between Diana and her mom, and the amazing issue at the end between Diana and Lois Lane.The first story has too many characters and none of it matters, and the actual Paradise Lost storyline has cool action moments but lacks emotional resonance until Diana is reflecting on it later.That last issue with Lois is truly wonderful and worth the entire read though.
I seem to be falling behind the curve here. It just didn't do anything for me. I'm not a fan of the overarching storyline, with the Bana-Mighdal, which might be part of the problem. I give Jimenez huge credit for at least writing Diana's personality (and Donna's, for that matter) in a way that makes sense. I wish I didn't feel like I had to give bonus points for a writer apparently understanding the character he writes... The last issue included here is a one-off story, with Lois Lane following
Phil Jimenez’ run (at least that which is collected in TPB) has great ideas, but the execution is often off, largely because the second story feels rushed. This volume is really unbalanced. Four issues are spent on the fun Gods of Gotham that, itself, doesn’t have significant ramifications for Diana, and two very rushed issues on an incredibly important development for Diana. I don’t know why Jimenez allocated his stories in this way, but it does a real disservice to the very interesting story h...
Purchased to help me with my attempts at reading German. Pretty deep story so I became quite confused. But I liked it.
Wonder Woman teams up with Batman and their many sidekicks to face a bunch of Batman's rogues who have been possessed by Greek Gods in Gods of Gotham. Then it's civil war as the Amazons fight their lost sisters from Bana-Mighdall for control of Themyscira in Paradise Lost. Finally, the best issue is a day Lois Lane spends interviewing Wonder Woman as she tours the world helping others.Jimenez's art is a lot better than his writing. He tends to drone on and on instead of letting his wonderfully d...
This was a very good classic volume of Wonder Woman. Not my favorite but I enjoyed both the Batman storyline and the Amazon one. The art was great and colorful as well.
Well this is all a bit of a mess if I'm honest. Both stories in Gotham and Themyscira (Paradise Island) were extremely messy and felt incredibly rushed - particularly the Amazon war one. There were some redeeming moments between Batman and Wonder Woman and Artemis and Huntress in the first story, but that was about it. In the Gotham story the idea that the gods of fear, terror and I believe revolt, taking over the mortal bodies that kind of embodied them in the forms of Scarecrow, Joker and Pois...
I grew up watching the Wonder Woman TV show, but I never read any of the comics. I really liked this one, especially the predominantly female cast. Will be reading more